Minnesota Lynx at New York Liberty
· Women's National Basketball AssociationPowers scores 27, help Lynx hold off Liberty 84-77
A pullup jumper by Sebrina Ionescu had New York, which trailed 71-55 after three quarters, within 74-73 with four minutes to go.
Powers grabbed an offensive rebound on the ensuing possession and turned that into a pair of free throws. She then rebounded a Liberty miss and quickly scored on the other end for a 78-73 lead.
Minnesota turnovers gave New York several chances down the stretch, but the Liberty also had key miscues and never got closer than three before the Lynx got some breathing room with baskets by Fowles and Rachel Banham.
Banham scored 11 points for Minnesota (3-8), which ended a two-game losing streak.
Ionescu led the Liberty (3-8), which had won two straight, with 31 points and seven assists. Natasha Howard had 20 points. New York was 4 of 30 from 3-point range, 28 of 41 inside the arc.
Minnesota was 7 of 13 on 3-pointers and shot 49% overall. The Lynx won an earlier matchup and try to complete the season sweep on Tuesday.
Regular Season Series
MIN wins series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 18.8 |  |
Sabrina Ionescu makes two point shot | 84 - 77 |
| 4th 23.8 |  |
Rachel Banham personal foul | 84 - 75 |
| 4th 26.2 | |
Liberty 20 Sec. timeout | 84 - 75 |
Statistics
 MIN |
 NY |
|
|---|---|---|
| 31-63 | FG | 32-71 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 7-13 | 3PT | 4-30 |
| 54 | Three Point % | 13 |
| 15-20 | FT | 9-13 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 69 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 34 |
| 7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 29 | Defensive Rebounds | 26 |
| 15 | Assists | 17 |
| 4 | Steals | 9 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 4 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 18 | Fouls | 17 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 2 |
Game Information
Location: Brooklyn, NY
Attendance: 4,119 · Capacity:
2025-26 Western Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Golden State |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Los Angeles |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Las Vegas |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Minnesota |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Phoenix |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dallas |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Portland |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Seattle |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
2025-26 Eastern Conference Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Indiana |
- | 0 | W1 | 1 | 1 |
 Atlanta |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Connecticut |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Toronto |
0.5 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 |
 Chicago |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 Washington |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
 New York |
1 | 1 | L1 | 0 | 0 |
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